The Winery Montoya of Monterey of California

Winery Montoya
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of California.
It is located in Monterey in the region of California

The Winery Montoya is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Monterey to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Montoya wines

Looking for the best Winery Montoya wines in Monterey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Montoya wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Montoya wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Montoya

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Montoya

How Winery Montoya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken blanquette, baked sardines with garlic or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Montoya

On the nose the white wine of Winery Montoya. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Montoya. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Montoya

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1982With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Montoya.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Monterey

Vast AVA of the Salinas Valley in California (~40,000 ac, AVA 1984), a natural funnel cooled by Pacific breezes: ultra-dominant Chardonnay signature as the white king (~50%) — vivid, citrus and white fruits, dazzling acidity. Pinot Noir and Riesling on cool coastal sectors, fine and taut. Further south, warm sectors for structured Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. Includes Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, San Bernabe, Burgundian and sun-drenched identity.

The top red wines of Winery Montoya

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Montoya

How Winery Montoya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons... or veal chop with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Montoya

On the nose the red wine of Winery Montoya. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Montoya. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Montoya

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Montoya.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.